I love that undressed legacy. Sure we actually have regulations on emissions, dumping, and pollution now...but what about in the 60's? The 50's? The 40's?
If you think things are bad in the US today, let me give you a littel example from very close to where I live.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAHmaEs5cYUWhen are we going to clean up the old messes? Sure the new ones should be stopped, but the old ones are getting worse as the damns and other containment systems are ready to fail.